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Smoothie ideas for a 13 mo old?!

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My 13 mo old DD used to be a great little eater...And all of a sudden she stopped and started refusing almost anything I give her except fruit. She will not eat any dairy products at all any more, and now barely will eat a bean, meat, or veggie. I was stressing about it until I discovered she will drink smoothies as long as they taste like fruit. So I have been giving her either of these smoothies I make:

A base of Goat kefir or yogurt, strawberries (1-2), half a banana with any of the following:
-raw parsley (for greens and minerals)
-flax oil
-hemp seeds
-almond butter
-hazelnut butter
-coconut milk
-I tried avocado but she wouldn't drink it...

So I'd like some more ideas for smoothie ingredients for a picky little 13 mo old. I especially want to add more veggies in there but I have been confused if I should go with other greens. if it were my own adult smoothie I would add raw spinach or kale, but since they are high in oxalate I wasn't sure if they would be OK with a little one's digestion?

Any good baby/toddler smoothie recipes out there?
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Blueberries and cherries will hide greens well because of their color. You can saute or steam spinach and kale before adding it to smoothies (or freeze it into ice cube trays for adding later). I just put some carrots into a smoothie yesterday with great results in terms of kid approval (it was a banana mango smoothie, so the carrots helped intensify the color).
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Ooh! I just did carrots today. It was a hit!
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